Critical Pedagogy
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Description
This course helps students, who may or may not be looking toward a professional career in schools develop the knowledge and skills necessary to critically examine and evaluate various classroom practices using the theories and practice of critical pedagogy. Drawing from critical pedagogy, this course will also offer a foundational introduction to popular education and methodologies useful in classrooms, community work, and other informal learning spaces. Analyses will focus on those practices which are conceptually sound, ethically responsible, and culturally responsive, or will consider the various ways to make them so.
Prerequisites
Phase I registration for declared ESJ minors and instructor permission. Phase II registration open to all for this course.
Texts
- P. Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed.
- C. Cervantes-Soon, Juárez Girls Rising: Transformative education in times of dystopia.
- Other various sources
Credit/Evaluation
S/NX grading; narrative evaluation required for credit.
Evaluation will take account of regular attendance, evidence of critical reading, engagement in class discussion, and completion of assignments.